Wednesday 25 April 2012

Modernisation of Post Offices

The Government plans to set up 1000 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and carry out computerization of Post Offices in the country as part of its ongoing modernization and upgradation drive.

The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Shri Sachin Pilot informed the Lok Sabha today that the Department of Posts proposes to set up 1000 ATMs. 820 Head Post Offices have been identified for setting up ATMs across the country. Shri Pilot said that remaining 180 Post Offices will be identified during implementation phase. Of these a maximum 100 ATMs would be set up in Andhra Pradesh.

The Minister said nearly 25000 Departmental Post Offices have been computerized. The Department offers a number of premium services like Speed Post, Express Parcel Post, Logistics Post etc. to generate additional revenue for the Department, he added.

Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 - Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012

No.7(1)/EV/2012
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 24th April, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 - Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012.

The undersigned is dirccted to refer to this Ministry’s O.M. No.7(I)/EV/2010 dated 31st January, 2011 forwarding therewith Tables of Benefits under CGEGIS for the year 2011. New Tables of Benefits for the savings fund of the Scheme based on a subscription of Rs.10 per month from 1.1.1982 to 31.12.1989 and Rs.15 per month w.e.f. 1.1.1990 onwards have been prepared for the year 2012 and a copy of the table is enclosed. Another Table of Benefits for the savings fund based on a subscription of Rs.10 per month for those employees who had opted out of the revised rates of subscription w.e.f. 1.1.1990 have also been drawn up for the year 2012 and a copy of that table is also enclosed. The amounts in the Tables have been worked out on the basis of interest @ 10 per annum(compounded quarterly) for the period from 1.1.1982 to 31.12.1982, 11% per annum(compoundcd quarterly) w.e.f. 1.1.1983 to 31.12.1986, 12% per annum(compounded quarterly) w.e.f. 1.1.1987 to 31.12.2000, 11% per annum (compounded quarterly) w.e.f. 1.1.2001 to 31.12.2001, 9.5% per annum(compounded quarterly) w.e.f. 1.I.2002 to 31.12.2002, 9.0% per annum(compoundcd quarterly) w.e.f.1.1.2003 to 31.12.2003. 8% per annum (compounded quarterly) w.e.f. 1.1.2004 to 30.11.2011 and 8.6% per annum (compounded quarterly) w.e.f. 1.12.2011 onwards. The mortality rate under the Scheme has been taken as 3.75 per thousand per annum up to 31.12.1987 and 3.60 per thousand per annum thereafter in both the cases. While calculating the amount it has beenassumed that the subscription has been recovered or will be recovered from the salary of the month in which a member ceases to be in service failing which it should be deducted from accumulated amounts payable.

2. In its application to the employees of Indian Audit and Accounts Department this Office Memorandum issues in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

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(SIDDHARTH SHARMA)
DIRECTOR

Source: www.finmin.nic.in
[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/cgegis/CGEISTable24042012.pdf]

Click to download the CGEGIS Table 2012

MODEL QUESTIONS FOR IPO & PM GRADE 1 EXAM Qn 126-150

(Postal Manual Volume V Qn 126-150)
126.    The maximum weight limit for a bag conveyed by the railway mail service is
            a)         28 Kg                                                  b)         30 Kg
            c)         14 Kg                                                  d)         37 Kg                                      Ans: d(135)
127.    The very purpose of posting trial cards will be defeated if the following columns are not properly filled in by the supervisor of the receiving unit
            a)         Column (1) & Column(2)                b)         Column (3) & Column(4)
            c)         Column (1) & Column(3)                d)         None of these                       Ans: a(139)
128.    The office of delivery after making necessary entries in the trial card received will return the trail card it by
            a)         Ordinary post as unregistered article
            b)         Keep it for its office record
            c)         Including it in a service cover addressed to the officer who posted it
            d)         Regd. Post duly enclosed in a service cover                                          Ans: c(139)
129.    Records of a PO or a mail office should be produced to a Police officer who is making an investigation in a cognizable case under CRPC
            a)         After getting the approval of Head of the circle
            b)         After approval of the divisional Head
            c)         After getting written order form the police concerned
            d)         None of these                                                                                               Ans: c(152)


130.    The addressee can be allowed to use facsimile impression for getting delivery of
            a)         Registered letter                               b)         Money order
            c)         Insured article                                   d)         None of these                       Ans: a(146)
131.    If any correction is made in the total of entries in regd. list
            a)         It should be attested by the initials Sorting Assistant concerned
            b)         It should be attested by the PM/SPM or Head sorting assistant
            c)         It should be destroyed and a fresh one prepared
            d)         It can be sent with corrections                                                                   Ans: c(90)
132.    The ascertained weight of the ins article noted against the entry in the regd /parcel list
            a)         Should be initialed by the PA/SA             b)         Initial is not necessary
            c)         Initialed by both PA & PM                          d)         None of these           Ans:a(97)
133.    While closing of insured bag the parcel sorting assistant should
            a)         Show all the insured parcel entered in the list to the HSA
            b)         Include all the Insured parcel entered in insured bag in the presence of the
                        HSA
            c)         Close the insured bag in the presence of the HSA
            d)         All the above                                                                                                 Ans:d(92)
134.    The Postal Index Number (PIN) must contain: -
(a)       5 digits                                   (b)       4 digits          
(c)        7 digits                                  (d)       6 digits                                               Ans:d(107)
135.    Minimum amount taxed on unpaid / insufficiently paid articles posted in post is: -

(a)       Re. 1/-                                    (b)       Rs. 2/-
(c)        Rs.5/-                                      (d)       Rs. 6/-                                                Ans: - (a)
136.    Undelivered Acknowledgements cards are to be destroyed after: -

(a)       15 days                                  (b)       1 month
(c)        4 months                               (d)       None of the above.                         Ans: - (c)
137.    Advertisement of products and services can be done through post office by using the
facility of _____ post.
a).        Business                              b).        Media 
c).        Direct                                      d)         None of these                                   Ans a
138.    Statement of half yearly weighment system  in form No M-105 of prepared in
            a)         Duplicate                               b)         Triplicate
            c)         Quadruplicate                       c)         None of these                                   Ans: c(234)
139.    A object for trace a bag or value payable or insured article mail during its course from the office of dispatch to the office of final destination is a
            a)         Complaint                              b)         Search Bill
            c)         Delivery note                                    d)         None of these                                   Ans:b(210)
140.    Mark correct option relating to robbery
            a)         When a robbery of the mail is committed on the high road, the postal official of                 whatever grade first receives information should be communicate to local police              and to his immediate superior.
            b)         The supdt of post should communicate this info to magistrate , the police and                   Head of the region/circle.
            c)         A inventory should be prepared in duplicate of recovered items of robbery.
            d)         At the close of the investigation the final report should be sent to Head of the
                        circle
            e)         All the above                                                                                                 Ans:e(177)
141.    Mark the correct option related to submission of robbery report to DG Posts
a)         Case of highway robbery of mail involving loss of cash/valuables above Rs 50000
b)         The attacks on offices by dacoits causing injury to the staff/losses over  Rs50000
            c)         Cases of loss of damage to or tampering with ins article which the amount of                   compensation payable exceed Rs 10000
            d)         Cases of fraud and loss or misappropriation of public money exceeds Rs 50000
            e)         All the above                                                                                                 Ans:e(176)
142.    Rate of single post card is
            a)         0.25 paise                              b)         0.50 paise
            c)         0.75 paise                              d)         None of these                                   Ans: b
143.    Rate of reply post card is
a)         0.25 paise                              b)         0.50 paise
            c)         0.75 paise                              d)         Rs 1/-                                                  Ans: d
144.    Rate of printed post card is
a)         Rs 1                                        b)         Rs 2/-
            c)         Rs 5/-                                      d)         Rs 6/-                                                 Ans: d
145.    Rate of competition post card is
a)         Rs 10                                      b)         Rs 12/-
            c)         Rs 5/-                                      d)         Rs 6/-                                                 Ans: a
146.    Speed post of one India one rate up to 50 gm is Rs
            a)         12/-                                         b)         15
            c)         22                                            d)         25                                                        Ans: d
147.    Cost of VPMO form is
a)         0.25 paise                              b)         0.50 paise
            c)         0.75 paise                              d)         Rs 1/-                                                  Ans: a
148.    Aircraft mail divided into
            a)         Two category                        b)         Three category
            c)         Four category                       d)         Five category                                    Ans: d(142)
149.    UR letter in found office of deliver as unpaid should be charged Rs
            a)         1 & postage                           b)         2 & postage
            c)         5 & postage                           d)         None of these                                   Ans: c
150.    Duty is performed by officials after the prescribed term of duty is called
            a)         Extra duty                              b)         Essential duty
            c)         Over time duty                      d)         None of these                                   Ans: c(42)
 (Prepared by AB Kantharaja  Kodagu Dn, Karnataka, presently serving in APS

Indian States- Capitals, Governers and Chief Ministers


States
Capitals
Governors
Chief Ministers
(1) Andhra PradeshHyderabadMr. E.S.L.NarasimhanMr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy
(2) Arunachal PradeshItanagarGen. (Retd.) Joginder Jaswant SinghMr. Nabam Tuki
(3) AssamDispurMr. Janaki Ballabh PatnaikMr. Tarun Kumar Gogoi
(4) BiharPatnaMr. Devanand KonwarMr. Nitish Kumar
(5) ChhattisgarhRaipurMr. Shekhar DuttDr. Raman Singh
(6) GoaPanajiMr. K. SankaranarayananMr. Manohar Parrikar
(7) GujaratGandhinagarDr. Kamla BeniwalMr. Narendra Modi
(8) HaryanaChandigarhMr. Jagannath PahadiaMr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda
(9) Himachal PradeshShimlaMs. Urmila SinghMr. Prem Kumar Dhumal
(10) Jammu and KashmirSrinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)Mr. Narinder Nath VohraMr. Omar Abdullah
(11) JharkhandRanchiDr. Syed AhmedMr. Arjun Munda
(12) KarnatakaBengaluruMr. Hans Raj BhardwajMr. DV Sadananda Gowda
(13) KeralaThiruvananthapuramMr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj (Acting)Mr. Oommen Chandy
(14) Madhya PradeshBhopalMr. Ram Naresh YadavMr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan
(15) MaharashtraMumbaiMr. K. SankaranarayananMr. Prithviraj Chavan
(16) ManipurImphalMr. Gurbachan JagatMr. Okram Ibobi Singh
(17) MeghalayaShillongMr. Ranjit Shekhar MooshaharyMr. Mukul A. Sangma
(18) MizoramAizawlMr. Vakkom PurushothamanMr. Lalthanhawla
(19) NagalandKohimaMr. Nikhil KumarMr. Neiphiu Rio
(20) OdishaBhubaneswarMr. Murlidhar Chandrakant BhandareMr. Naveen Patnaik
(21) PunjabChandigarhMr. Shivraj V. PatilMr. Parkash Singh Badal
(22) RajasthanJaipurMr. Shivraj V. Patil (Acting)Mr. Ashok Gehlot
(23) SikkimGangtokMr. Balmiki Prasad SinghMr. Pawan Kumar Chamling
(24) Tamil NaduChennaiMr. K RosaiahMs. J Jayalalithaa
(25) TripuraAgartalaMr. Dnyandeo Yaswantrao PatilMr. Manik Sarkar
(26) UttarakhandDehradunMs. Margaret AlvaMr. Vijay Bahuguna
(27) Uttar PradeshLucknowMr. Banwari Lal JoshiMr. Akhilesh Yadav
(28) West BengalKolkataMr. M. K. NarayananMs. Mamata Banerjee
Courtesy :  http://allexamguru.blogspot.in,

HC orders interest on retirement benefits

Madurai, April 24, 2012(TNN): The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay an official 10 per cent interest on retirement benefits which were settled belatedly.



The court also ordered dropping of charges against him and allowed him to retire from service.
The petitioner, S Kumarasamy, said he had been working as an assistant commissioner of Tirunelveli corporation when he was issued a memo under Section 17 (b) on May 15, 2007. But, he was allowed to retire.
Then the charges against him were dropped by a government order on October 13, 2009. His terminal benefits were settled without any interest from May 2007 on April 1, 2010.
He prayed that he be paid interest for the belated settlement of his benefits. Justice D Hariparanthaman before whom the petition came up for hearing said that since the disciplinary proceedings were dropped on October 2009, he was entitled to interest on his terminal benefits and that the same should be paid within four weeks.

Filling up of vacancies of Stenographer Gr.’C’ & Gr. D in various Regional Offices of Staff Selection Commission.


No.A.22011/1/2008-Cadre(Ad.IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated 3rd April, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Filling up of vacancies of Stenographer Gr.’C’ & Gr. D in various Regional Offices of Staff Selection Commission.

The undersigned is directed to say that the following vacancies exist in the various Regional Offices of Staff Selection Commission:-


Stenographer Gr.’C’:
Staff Selection Commission(CR), Allahbad                              -One
Staff Selection Commission(NER), Guwahati                           -One

Stenographer Gr.’D’:
Staff Selection Commission(CR), Allahabad                            -One
Staff Selection Commission(KKR), Bangalore                         -One
Staff Selection Commission(MPR), Raipur                              -One
Staff Selection Commission(NWR), Chandigarh                      -One
Staff Selection Commission(SR), Chennai                                -One
Staff Selection Commission(WR), Mumbai                              -One

2. The above posts are Cadre posts of CSSS. Officers who are clear from vigilance angle and willing to be considered for posting in any of the above Regional Offices, may apply to the undersigned through proper channel within one month of the date of issue of this Circular.

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(Priya Mahadevan)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
 Source: www.persmin.nic.in

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WORDS WITH ALL FIVE VOWELS
IOUEA (a genus of sea sponges) - word only with vowels.
Education.
Automobile.
Ultraviolet.
Equation.
Precarious.
Behaviour.
Authorities.
Authorize.
Authentication.
Precaution.
Auriferous.
Mensuration.
Tambourine.
Evacuation.
Remuneration.
Regulation.
Misbehaviour.
Miraculousness.
Misdemeanour.
Preambulation.
Unostentatious.
Unobjectionable.
Multimillionaire.
Consequential.
Longest Word without a Vowel : Symphysy
Dollar Words : The words whose total value is exactly 100 when each of its letters is assigned a value according to its position in the alphabet a=1 b=2 .... z=26
WORDS WITHOUT ANY VOWELS :
Attitude, Contented, Cookout, Mittens, Shadowing.
The Longest English Words :
Antidisestablishmentarianism (28 letters) - Opposition to the separation of church and state.
Floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters) - The estimation of something as worthless.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis (45 letters) - Supposedly a lung disease.
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The quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog.
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